* * * PUBLIC NOTICE * * *

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A CLEAN AIR ACT

TITLE V FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT

The Region 9 office of the United States Enviro nmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) requests public comment on a draft renewal of the Operating Permit for Morongo Casino Cogeneration, an 8.4 megawatt cogeneration facility located in Banning, Californi a on the reservation of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.

This source is required to obtain a Clean Air Ac t Title V Operating Permit in accordance with 40 CFR Part 71. The permit contains all the Clean Ai r Act requirements that apply to the source and requires that the source conduct monitoring suffi cient to enable U.S. EPA and the public to determine whether the source is complying with th e applicable air quality requirements. This proceeding is subject to the administ rative requirements of 40 CFR § 71.11.

Members of the public may view th e draft permit prepared by EPA, the statement of basis for the draft permit, and the permit application on EPA’s website (http://www.epa.gov/region9/air/permit/r9-permits -issued.html), or contact Roger Kohn to request copies at (415) 972-3973 or kohn.roger@epa.gov, or by writing to:

Roger Kohn (AIR-3) EPA, Region 9

75 Hawthorne Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

All documents will be available for review at the U.S. EPA Region 9 office Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM (excluding federal holidays).

Pursuant to 40 CFR § 71.11(f), EP A shall hold a Public Hearing if the Regional Administrator finds, on the basis of requests, a significant amount of public interest in a draft permit. Requests for a Public Hearing must contain the reasons fo r requesting a hearing. If a Public Hearing is granted, a public notice stating the date, time and pl ace of the hearing will be made at least 30 days prior to the hearing and the comment period will be extended through the hearing date.

All comments upon or objections to the draft permit and requests for a Public Hearing must be sent or delivered in writing to Roge r Kohn at the address shown above within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. An extension of the 30-day comment period may be granted if the request for an extension adequately explains why more time is required to prepare comments. All comments received prior to the end of the public comment period and all comments made during a public hearing will be considered in arriving at a final decision on the permit. The final permit is a public record that can be obtained upon request. A statement of reasons for changes made to the draft permit and responses to comments received w ill be sent to all persons who commented on the draft permit.If you believe any term or condition of the draft pe rmit is inappropriate or that our initial decision to deny an application, terminate a permit, or prep are a draft permit is ina ppropriate, you must raise all reasonably ascertainable issu es and submit all reasonably as certainable arguments supporting your position by the end of the comment period.

If you would like to be added to th e mailing list for updates on a partic ular facility or for updates on EPA’s Title V Operating Permit program, please cont act EPA at the address listed above. Please bring the foregoing notice to the attention of all pe rsons who you know would be interested in this

matter.